Bar Cookies

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Skip the green food coloring. We've raised the bar for Saint Patty's Day desserts. These blondies are enriched with Irish coffee-inspired flavors -- ground coffee in the batter, whiskey in the sugar glaze. And you don't have to pull out the heavy stand mixer: A bowl and a wooden spoon will do.

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This collection of sophisticated cookie recipes will impress your most discriminating and food-loving friends for Christmas gift-giving. Some of these cookies are flavored with rum, brandy, or fruit liqueurs, and others with sweet and savory spices and herbs, including anise, black pepper, and rosemary. Some of these cookies are delicate and elegant, while others are rich and multilayered. And, all of these cookie recipes are great fun for food-lovers to make and eat.